Jigawa Assembly passes N46.3bn supplementary budget for 2026

The Jigawa State House of Assembly has passed the 2026 Budget Review and Supplementary Appropriation Bill of N46.3 cardinal into law.

The transition followed the information and support of 186 recommendations contained successful the supplementary fund during the Assembly’s plenary connected Monday.

Presenting the measure for consideration, the Majority Leader and Chairman of the House Committee connected Appropriation, Hon. Lawan Muhammad Dansure, said the supplementary appropriation would summation the state’s 2026 fund from the archetypal N901.841 cardinal to N948.210 billion.

He said the further resources would beryllium channelled to assorted Ministries, Departments and Agencies to fortify the implementation of cardinal authorities programmes and projects.

According to him, the reappraisal includes further gross estimates of N24.653 billion, arsenic good arsenic N49.878 cardinal successful savings to beryllium reallocated to assorted fund lines.

The Speaker of the Assembly, Rt. Hon. Haruna Aliyu Dangyatin, said the supplementary fund placed greater accent connected captious sectors, peculiarly agriculture and education.

Dangyatin said the fund reappraisal was successful enactment with the authorities government’s committedness to prudence, accountability and transparen...